The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-04-29
TORNADO TORN.

Southwest Missouri Visited by t'ac Cyclone
DemOn-A Number of Persons Killed
Destruction of Property-An Arkansas
BLOW.
NEVADA, No, April 23.-A heavy storm
which originated in Kansas, swept over the
northeast part of this county Thursday
night between eight and nine o'clock.
There were four persons killed outright
and several so dangerously wounded that
they will probably die. The wind was
preceded by hail storm which did con-
siderable damage. Many of the hail stones
weighed from three to four ounces, and
some of them measured nine inches
in circumference They crashed through
the roofs of dwellings and barns
leaving holes through which a
mans arm would pass with ease.
Considerable injury to stock is reported
from the hail, but so far as learned no per-
sons were injured by it. The storm en-
tered this county a short distance from
Fort Scott, Kan. and Travelled a distance of
nearly thirty five miles through the county
to point two miles south of Scheu City.
The path of the wind was from 800 to 400
yards wide, and the track was left desc
late. The dwelling of G. I. Whiteield was
blown down and his wife seriously injured.
Lucien Hoods dwelling tWo-story FRAME
was blown entirely away. Other buildings
destroyed were: Thomas Koontz dwelling;
Marion Brouse, dwelling and barn; James
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and Benjamin Royce, slightly injured;
Lewis Humble, dwelling swept partially
away, the portion remaining caught fire and
was consumed. The husband and wife were
/ blown some distance away and received
some bruises from piece of the siding fall
| ing on them.
George Chaney's dwelling was carried
away. Mr.. CLANCY was away from home
and his wife and mother were there with
| three children. When the storm was first
| heard they ran out of the door, but Mamie
| Slower, the seven year-old daughter Of Mrs.
! Clancy, ran back into the house, and was
| crushed to death in its fall The frenzied
l mother pulled the mangled body of her
/ child from the ruins. Other members of
! the family We're hurt, but not severely.
/ The Lend school house was demolished.
! T. M. ThornhilPs dwelling was blown down
/ The home of John Miller was wrecked, Mr..
1 Miller was killed, an infant son was killed,
| and Mrs. Miller had her leg broken in two
places. She sustained other injuries, and
/ it is thought she will die. Colonel j. L.
Nichols dwelling was destroyed. Frank
! HaWOrth's dwelling was blown aVSbY.
John Haitt's residence was blown down.
Mr.. Haiti was killed and his wife stunned
/ TO insensibility. She will probably die.
| The baby was blown some distance and
/ badly hurt D. G. Gibsons dwelling and
! barn were destroyed. One of their little
/ girls had an arm broken. The stove fell
| into the cellar and started a fire, which de
stroyed what was left of the building. The
dwelling of Mr.. Hudson was blown down,
| and enc of his sons had an ankle broken.
| The dwellings of Robert Shull and Mrs.
/ Shun were blown away, and that of Thomas
| Madison badly injured. The dwelling of
| Thomas Hawkins was blown away. Mr..
/ Hawkins wounds are dangerous, and Mrs.
/ Hawkins injuries are considered fatal.
4 One of their children, one year old, was
found 100 yards away from the house un-
! hurt. d. H. Clements house was destroyed.
AT RICH HILL.
Rich HILL, Mo, April 23.-The most dis
astrous cyclone that ever visited this sec
ton of the country occurred here about
eight o'clock Thursday night. No damage
| was done in the city but west and south Of
here to the State line almost every building
( was torn to pieces for a width of half
mile Six persons were killed in
the vicinity of Hume and Sprague
and many more seriously and others
( fatally injured The loss of prop
| erty will amount to fully 100000, with
/ over Sl0,0 insurance. The storm travelled
in a northeasterly direction and its velocity
was fearful. The entire country over
which it passed is strewn with all kinds of
debris, dead cows, hogs, chickens bel
! clothing, wearing apparel, etc. A lady's
/ dress was found over ten miles northeast
/ of here, with other clothing. The current
; appeared to divide about ten miles south
west of here and part took an easterly di-
rection, doing mnch damage to life
and property in the northern por-
| tion of Vernon County Hume station,
on the Missouri Pacific south Of here, was
badly torn up-only one house left stand
/ ing. "Doc'' Whitfield's house, eight miles
south of here was completely blown away.
/ The most serious and awful work of the
angry elements was at the farm OF Miles
! Miller, three miles west of Sprague. Mr..
Miller, his wife and child are lying side
/ by side in death as a result of the
storm. Mr.. Miller was prosperous
young farmer, and had a magnificent
dwelling, barn and other outhouses, which
| are to-day scattered over the entire cOun-
ty Nine fine cattle, several hogs and other
| stock are lying around dead and many 9th
ers crippled. The farm houses of the fol-
4 lowing parties are entirely destroyed Sam
Porter, George Hibler j.. Marinon, J.
Baugh, H. Overman, George Daniels, Mr..
| Grandies, Sam Bealy, l.. G. Robinson, Rob-
Z ert Robertson, William Petty and William
Petit. The latter's house took fire and
/ burned.
IN ARKANSAS.
FoRT SMITH, Ark, April 23.-A special
! from Clarksville, this State, says A terri
BILE cyclone passed over this country, from
west to east, from two to three miles wide.
at seven o'clock yesterday morning, pass
/ ing north Of Clarksvile and doing fearful
damage The following persons were
killed: Mrs. P. II. Turner; child of J. NJ.
Reed; a grown daughter of &. d. Rowsey;
child Of Mr.. Ritter; two children Of J. ID.
Hillett. Those badly wounded by falling
houses and flying timbers: p. NJ. Turner
/ and two children, Mr.. Stovau and wife,
| Milton Stone and wife, J. d. Rowsey and
| wife, Mrs. w. p. Blackburn and some chill
dren, Frank Morgan and one Of his chill
dren, and several members of Simon Wise's
family. The houses of all these parties
were blown down and scattered far and
near. The following persons lost their
4 houses, barns and fences, which were
blown away and totally destroyed: Thomas
Self, Mike West, o. &. Powles, Stephen
West, Sarah Burt ". NJ Sword, James f.
I Van Glider, John Wiley, John Nichols, Rube
I Matthews, J. \. Russell, i. J. Woodward,
W. P. Ford, M. +. Kirwin, J. II. Griffin, j.
J. Ford, w. HI. Stone. John Policy, d. G.
Y Weaver, Alfred King, Reuben King,
! Andrew Moulden- Andrew J. Gossett, Jim
/ Wise, g. NJ. Fowler, z. II. Morgan.
Tornado in North Carolina.
PITTsBoRoUGH, n. O., April 22.-The
worst cyclone on record here has swept
through d stretch of country ten miles long
and dealt destruction as it went. The track
Of the storm is 400 yards wide. 1t swept
| away the barns, stables and workshops OF
J. T. Brewer and injured his residence.